GWEN IFILL: The book is "The Botany of Desire: A plant's-eye view of the world." In it, author Michael Pollan explores human impulse and its connection to the life of plants– our desire for the ...

It’s a great combination for listeners: interesting subject, great writing and wonderful reading. Definitely not to be missed. (Reviews, Apr. 9, 2001) (May) DETAILS share BUY THIS BOOK ...

The Botany of Desire is still my favorite work by Pollan. It’s that rare book that combines original thinking and reporting with some sly lyrical humor. Consider this passage on the humble apple ...

In writing about psychedelics in the 21st century, Michael Pollan started at the end. The journalist and author of “The Botany of Desire” and “The Omnivore’s Dilemma,” initially found ...

The Botany of Desire: A Plant’s-Eye View of the World , by Michael Pollan. Random House, 271 pages, $24.95.Michael Pollan is that rare being, a contemporary American garden essayist who is we… ...

Pollan, author of 'The Omnivore's Dilemma' and 'The Botany of Desire,' talks about his most recent book, 'How to Change Your Mind.' It covers the history of psychedelic drugs like LSD and magic ...

Flowers. Trees. Plants. We've always thought that we controlled them. But what if, in fact, they have been shaping us? Using this provocative question as a jumping off point, The Botany of Desire ...

Michael Pollan's purpose in his 2001 book, The Botany of Desire, he says, is to inspire humans to realize they are"members of a biotic community ...